Flight (Berk)
General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 12:45
Difficulty: VII (solo); VI (ensemble) (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Cocobolo Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00
Movements
1. Sailplane – 5:15
2. Joyride – 7:13
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Oboe
Flute I-II
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Euphonium
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Mark Tree
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-Tom
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Written in memory of my father, Flight reflects his delight in aviation as well as some joyous memories I have of him. The first movement, Sailplane, is reminiscent of a sailplane flight we shared as my very first flight. It was a lovely, soaring experience, and I can still envision the colorful farm fields below and the sound of the wind keeping the plane aloft. The second movement, Joyride, was a local flight "lesson" my siblings and I purchased for my dad upon his retirement from teaching. His laughter and excitement in describing the flight still brings a smile to my face. A slower, hymn-like section is included in this movement as both an expression of the wonder of flying as well as a nod to my father's habit of whistling hymns as he did chores around the house.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Rochester Community Concert Band (Rochester Hills, Mich.) (Paul F. DeRubeis, conductor) - 16 May 2023
- Dordt University (Sioux Center, Iowa) Wind Symphony (Onsby Rose, conductor; Ashley Lamfers, oboe) – 3 March 2020
- Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, Ohio) Symphonic Band (Brendan Caldwell, conductor; Fallon Hammer, oboe) – 5 April 2019
- Philharmonic Winds (Singapore) (Robert Casteels, conductor; Tay Kai Tze, oboe) - 27 September 2014
- University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Wind Ensemble (Brendan Caldwell, conductor; Nancy Ambrose King, oboe) – 21 October 2011 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Fanfare Jubilee (2004)
- Flight (2011)
- Novae (2000)
- Phrygian Festival Overture (2006)
- Portraits of the Odyssey
- Summer Scenes (2003)
Resources
- Stacey Berk, personal correspondence, April 2019
- Stacey J. Berk website Accessed 6 April 2019